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Super Bowl 59, officially known as Super Bowl LIX, will kick off on Sunday night at 6:30 p.m. ET from New Orleans' Superdome. The use of Roman numerals in the event's name is a tradition that ...

Welcome to Super Bowl LIX. That's Super Bowl 59 for those untrained in Roman numerals, featuring the Kansas City Chiefs facing the Philadelphia Eagles at 6:30 p.m. Sunday in New Orleans.

The Chiefs and Eagles will play in Super Bowl LIX, which also translates to Super Bowl 59. The math to get 59 in Roman numerals is fairly simple: L = 50 and IX = 9. Therefore, LIX = 59.

All Super Bowls since V have used Roman numerals, with the exception of 50. The NFL tried out 73 different logos for such a landmark event before finally settling on “50″.

Super Bowl 50 temporarily ditched Roman numerals, but the tradition returned. In 2016, the NFL made an exception for Super Bowl 50, opting for traditional numerals instead of “Super Bowl L.” ...

Super Bowl LIX kicks off on Sunday. What number is that, though? Here's how to use Roman numerals and why the NFL uses them for the championship game.

But Roman numerals were the norm after that, at least until 2016, when the NFL chose to go with “Super Bowl 50” rather than “Super Bowl L.” Speaking on the reasoning for this particular ...

Roman numerals, a system developed around 500 BC, use letters to represent numbers. The Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles will take the field for Super Bowl LIX on Sunday.

But Roman numerals were the norm after that, at least until 2016, when the NFL chose to go with “Super Bowl 50” rather than “Super Bowl L.” Speaking on the reasoning for this particular ...